Seattle's new professional women's soccer team has lost one of its star players after she accidentally fell pregnant.

Reign Football Club confirmed today that two-time Olympic gold-medalist Amy Rodriguez is expecting and will miss the 2013 inaugural National Women's Soccer League season.

The team's head coach Laura Harvey revealed the 25-year-old's pregnancy wasn't planned in a statement on the team's Facebook page.

Pregnant: Reign Football Club confirmed today that two-time Olympic gold-medalist Amy Rodriguez, pictured left and right, is expecting and will miss the 2013 inaugural National Women's Soccer League season

Surprise: The team's head coach Laura Harvey revealed the 25-year-old's pregnancy wasn't planned in a statement on the team's Facebook page

'Amy's pregnancy came as quite a
surprise and has introduced some challenges that we are now beginning to
work through,' Harvey wrote on Facebook.

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The soccer team will also start the season without Megan Rapinoe and Teresa Noyola, who are playing in Europe. But Harvey said they are looking for players without contracts who they can sign in the meantime.

'We expect a huge boost mid-season
when Rapinoe and Noyola join the club, but in the meantime we will
address the gaps created by the absences of Rodriguez, Rapinoe and
Noyola through free signings and the supplemental draft next week.'

Rodriguez - known as A-Rod to her teammates - is a forward for The Reign and
is also a member of the United States' National Women's Soccer team.

She played for the nation and won gold in both the Beijing Olympics in
2008 and last year's London Olympics.

The Reign will begin play this season
in the new eight-team National Women's Soccer League that will receive
support from the United States Soccer Federation, the Canadian Soccer
Association and the Mexican Football Federation.

Gold: Rodriguez, pictured left and right, is a two-time Olympic gold-medalist

Challenges: Harvey said A-Rod's pregnancy posed challenges for the team